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Keyring

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A cast fob heavy enough that you notice when it is missing.

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Material
Solid brass, steel split ring
Dimensions
52 × 22 × 6 mm
Weight
95 g
Finish
Raw cast surface, unlacquered
Lead time
4–6 weeks

How it is made

Northern India

The one object here you will touch every single day, which is why it is the one that ages fastest. Six months in it is noticeably darker where your thumb sits.

Weight is the whole design. A light fob gets lost in a coat; this one announces which pocket it is in.

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I The mould

River sand fine enough to hold an edge is packed around a pattern, then the flask is split and the pattern withdrawn.

II The pour

Brass is brought to a little over a thousand degrees and poured in one continuous movement. Hesitation shows in the finished surface.

III The break

The mould is destroyed to release a single casting. Each one is made from sand that has never held this shape before.

IV The hand

Only what must be worked is worked. The cast surface keeps the grain of the sand it was formed against.

This object

Sand-cast flat, then the ring hole is drilled and deburred by hand.

A four-century brass-casting tradition, recognised with a Geographical Indication for the fine river sand its moulds are packed from.